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The Board of Directors at S Norton & Co Ltd, one of the UK’s prominent metal recyclers, has announced, with a ‘mix of sadness and gratitude’, the resignation of Roger Morton as Managing Director of both S Norton and Axion Recycling. Roger will leave his full-time employment with both companies …

The Resources and Waste Strategy should lead to greater uptake of recycled plastic by manufacturers, but questions remain over what is defined by recycled content. This is the view of UK plastics recycler Vanden, which operates its own facility in Peterborough. The Resources and Waste Strategy confirms the Budget announcement …

Organisers of the Plastics Recycling Show Europe have announced the outline programme for the event’s free-to attend conference taking place at the RAI Amsterdam on 10 and 11 April 2019. Visitor registration for free entry to the two-day exhibition is also now open at: www.prseventeurope.com Key speakers at the conference …

Due to a flurry of last-minute entries, the organisers of the Plastics Recycling Awards Europe have extended the entry deadline for all eight award categories until Friday 14 December 2018. The judging panel for the 2019 awards has also be announced. Judges of the Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2019 include …

Following the success of this year’s inaugural Plastics Recycling Awards Europe, the organisers have announced the expansion of the awards to a total of eight categories for 2019. The awards will be presented at a gala dinner at the RAI, Amsterdam on the evening 10 April 2019, after the first …

83% feel plastic waste is ‘a problem’ 63% have initiatives in place to reduce their reliance on plastic 58% aren’t being incentivised enough to reduce the amount of plastic waste they use SMEs across the UK are almost uniformly in agreement that plastic waste is a problem that needs to …

Easyfairs – Packaging Innovations and Luxury Packaging London has announced the launch of The Big Plastics Debate 2.0, which will see experts from all corners of the packaging supply chain address the issue of plastic waste. Run in association with The Foodservice Packaging Association and On Pack Recycling Label, the …

Axion Polymers hosted a fact-finding visit to its two Manchester recycling facilities by the Lead MEP and appointed Rapporteur for drawing up regulations on persistent organic pollutants (POPs). Julie Girling, MEP for South West England and Gibraltar, viewed the complex processes used to extract plastics from end-of-life vehicles at Axion’s …

Riverdale Paper has invested in a new UNTHA QR shredder to support the company’s business diversification. The Gateshead firm quickly established itself as the North East’s leading paper recycler. But contracts with some of the UK’s largest commercial organisations in retail, financial services and public arenas, has seen demand for …

Motivation for recycling must be bolstered as consumers turn their back on single-use plastics, according to a supplier of recycled plastic pallets. Goplasticpallets.com supplies companies with durable recycled plastic pallets, boxes and crates made from household and business waste plastic. Recent high profile news articles on plastics polluting the oceans …